Commercial Real Estate Attorney

Jobot; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking commercial real estate associates to join our nationally ranked real estate practice in Irvine, CA. You’ll work closely with partners on sophisticated transactions for institutional investors, developers, lenders and funds, with meaningful client contact from the start.

The role offers big-firm compensation and a collaborative culture, with opportunities to gain exposure across the full deal lifecycle and to develop expertise in data centers, digital infrastructure and life

Qualifications

• JD and active bar admission in the state you’d join.
• 3+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience, ideally at an AmLaw or well-regarded real estate firm.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, plus the ability to manage deals independently.
• Experience with data centers, digital infrastructure, life sciences or JV structures is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, client-focused and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, leases, loan documents and joint venture agreements.
• Manage due diligence, including title, survey, zoning and estoppel review.
• Run transactions from LOI through closing.
• Advise on development projects, entitlements and land use matters.
• Support financing, restructuring and workout transactions.

Skills

JD and bar admission

Commercial real estate experience

Drafting & negotiation

Independent deal management

Data centers / digital infrastructure

Education

JD

Job description

Job Details

CRE Associate? Build your real estate career where real estate is the firm.

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Gavin Gruwell

Salary: $250,000 - $350,000 per year

A bit about us

Our client is a nationally recognized law firm built on a real estate foundation. Real estate drives the majority of the firm’s work, and the practice has held a top-tier industry ranking for over a decade.

The firm handles the full lifecycle of commercial real estate: acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing, joint ventures, funds, finance and workouts. It also has a leading position in the market’s fastest-growing asset classes, including data centers, digital infrastructure and life sciences.

Why join us?

You’ll work on high-profile, complex transactions for institutional investors, developers, lenders and funds.

Gain exposure across the full deal lifecycle, so you develop as a well-rounded real estate lawyer rather than a narrow specialist.

You’ll build expertise in growth sectors like data centers, digital infrastructure and life sciences, the areas shaping where real estate is headed.

You’ll work alongside nationally ranked partners who are invested in training and developing associates.

Big-firm compensation, collaborative culture. Salaries are highly competitive and come with a team-oriented environment where you’re known, not just billed.

The Role

We’re looking for commercial real estate associates to join our nationally ranked real estate practice. You’ll work closely with partners on sophisticated transactions for institutional investors, developers, lenders and funds, with meaningful client contact and responsibility from the start.

What You’ll Do

• Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, leases, loan documents and joint venture agreements.
• Manage due diligence, including title, survey, zoning and estoppel review.
• Run transactions from LOI through closing.
• Advise on development projects, entitlements and land use matters.
• Support financing, restructuring and workout transactions.

What You Bring

• JD and active bar admission in the state of the office you’d join
• 3+ years of commercial real estate transactional experience, ideally at an AmLaw or well-regarded real estate firm.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, plus the ability to manage deals independently.
• Experience with data centers, digital infrastructure, life sciences or JV structures is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, client-focused and collaborative.

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